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Vor 2 Tagen · The 1976 United States presidential election was the 48th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 2, 1976. Democrat Jimmy Carter, former Governor of Georgia, defeated incumbent Republican president Gerald Ford in a narrow victory. This was the first presidential election since 1932 in which the incumbent was ...
Vor 5 Tagen · Yet because of the support from his neighbors, teachers, coaches, and others, Ford remained true to his principles of decency, integrity, and honesty. As Haygood put it, “Ford was a decent man, and he seemed to admire in others, more than anything else, that trait.”. These values of decency, forthrightness, and perseverance guided Ford’s ...
Vor 5 Tagen · Learn more about Gerald R. Ford – who became President when Richard Nixon resigned in 1974 after the Watergate scandal – and the irrepressible First Lady Betty Ford, who once famously said that “being ladylike does not require silence.” This three-part program is presented by Richard Weld, Education Specialist at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum:
Vor 2 Tagen · The US Navy's Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers are the most expensive warships ever built, with each unit costing $13 billion and the overall program exceeding $120 billion. These carriers ...
Vor 4 Tagen · On September 22, 1975, President Gerald Ford was visiting San Francisco. Sipple decided to try to catch a glimpse of Ford with about 3,000 other people outside of the St. Francis Hotel. Ford exited the building and headed toward his limousine, waving to the cheering crowd. As Sipple watched, he noticed a woman in front of him, later identified ...
Vor 2 Tagen · President Gerald Ford was handed the role of president after Nixon resigned on Aug. 9, 1974, and traveled to Arizona only three months later. On Nov. 14, 1974, Ford arrived at Luke Air Force Base in the West Valley to the greetings of Arizona Gov. Jack Williams and Sen. Paul Fannin, among other heavyweight local politicians, according to his diary.
Vor 3 Tagen · The U.S. Navy's USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78), the lead ship in its new Ford-class of aircraft carriers, boasts an array of futuristic technologies designed to significantly enhance the capabilities ...
